
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 106 | 184 | 211 | 183 | 164 | 111 | 215 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 48 | 63 | 42 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.32m | 10:06AM2.31m | 10:16PM2.49m | 11:08AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM1.33m | 2:33PM1.55m | 3:39AM1.29m | 4:09PM1.43m | 4:49AM1.08m | 5:03PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
49 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | 111 | 105 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 48 | 63 | 42 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | S 3 | NNE 9 | — | S 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 16 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | N 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
22 | 106 | 184 | 211 | 183 | 164 | 4 | 215 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 673 | 674 | 674 | 562 | 562 | 338 | 322 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 152 | 216 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
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